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Krewe of Alla Parade - The Bands!
The right marching groups can make or break a parade. Book quality marching units for your parade, you get noticed. Don't, and you're doomed to be one of those parades with nothing but sound-system trucks, the Gold Dusters, and the Dance Connection.
To sum up Alla: ur doin it rite!
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Krewe of Alla Parade - Still About The Neighborhood
Because it's on the West Bank, Alla is one of the few "neighborhood" parades left. All of the other parades in Orleans and Jefferson parishes have been forced onto more-or-less "standard" routes. Gone are the days of Pandora and Hercules in Metairie, Endymion by the racetrack, Pontchartrain in Da East, Helios and Zeus on Metairie Road. You can't force a west bank parade onto St. Charles Avenue, though, so Alla keeps the neighborhood flame alive.
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On da foist day of Christmas, my maw-maw gave to me:
Christmas in NOLA 2 - City Park and Lights!
Angels we have seen, not on high, but at the main entrance of City Park.
UPDATE: Driving Tour is not offered this year! Go in, park, and do Walking Tour
Celebration in the Oaks is second only to Carnival Day in terms of the number of people who come out. Held annually at New Orleans City Park, not even the storm could stop us from going out to see Da Lights at Da Park.
Restoring North Claiborne Avenue
Ryan at Doggone-Friggin has some interesting thoughts on metro NOLA transportation. Here's his plan:
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Let's ask Obama to have New Orleans musicians play at the Inaugural
(NOTE: This diary was originally posted on Daily Kos by azureblue, a musician who got his start in New Orleans. Per a request he made to readers in a comment under that diary, I am crossposting it here--because he and I feel this is an idea that needs as much attention and exposure as possible so hopefully Obama will pick up on it.)
The title says it all, but this grew out of a discussion last night about Obama's love for jazz, and the possibility of him having jazz players at the inauguration:
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WWOZ - Dropping some cash in the tip jar
My friend Steve worked as a waiter out at the old Bounty restaurant at West End when we were at UNO together. He appreciated the work people in service jobs do, and always made sure we left a decent tip. That "tipping ethic" rubbed off on me. If I hear a good tune from a street musician, drop a buck in the guitar case. Take care of the wait staff, that kind of thing.
It's time to take care of the radio people.
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Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
At the grocery the other day, a package of two good-sized portobellos were calling out to me. Usually I would buy them and saute' them up with a bit of red wine, but these were calling for the stuffing treatment. Stuffing things is a very Creole concept. The stuffing stretches your food investment, because you can use a small amount of meat or shellfish for a large number of diners.
Let's go to the kitchen!
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